Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has made a not-so subtle gibe at Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s expense in his daily press conference.
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“Well, look, if the Prime Minister has time to be doing those things, that’s fine for him,” Mr Andrews said.Mr Andrews added that he hoped the Prime Minister had some alternatives in mind if he planned to stop investment programs so that the state was not left worse off. “No, I would never concede that point. But again foreign affairs is a matter for the Federal Government,’’ he said.
If the arrangement fails the test the foreign minister will have powers to stop the state entity from negotiating, entering, remaining in or giving effect to any new arrangements.
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